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These were marketed at five cents a pound. Carp were distributed 

 in eight different places and in Milwaukee 36,000 pounds a month 

 were taken. He stated also that the Wisconsin fish and game laws 

 had been codified, resulting in more uniformity. 



Mr. John M. Crampton, of Connecticut, called attention to 

 the pollution of waters and cited a number of very flagrant cases 

 of pollution resulting in the death of fish in the State of 

 Connecticut. 



President Field stated that the ordinary game laws lack elastic- 

 ity in meeting the situation. With the improved presonnel in the 

 boards of commissioners, they should be given greater responsi- 

 bility and allowed to make regulations to meet existing conditions 

 as they rapidly change, since it often happens that before a law 

 can be passed and enforced the condition has passed beyond 

 all remedy. 



Mr. Geo. H. Graham, of Massachusetts, deplored the fact 

 that changing political conditions bring about changes in the state 

 commissions and make for changes in policy. If there is any pos- 

 sible way by which a permanent policy can be arranged for, it 

 should be established. The indiscriminate stocking of waters is a 

 great evil, because once obnoxious species are established, it is 

 impossible to get rid of them. Mr. Graham mentioned numerous 

 cases in New England where improper stocking had resulted in the 

 production of undesirable fishes to the detriment of more desirable 

 species. 



Mr. Titcomb, continuing the discussion, stated that there are 

 many lakes in which the trout fishing has been spoiled by the 

 introduction of other fishes such as the bass, pickerel and carp. 

 Where pickerel have come to stay, trout planting may as well be 

 stopped and other food fishes like the perch introduced, which 

 will feed the pickerel and also afford food for those who are not 

 expert anglers. Where black bass have been introduced into New 

 York and New England waters there is a general closed season on 

 them covering the breeding period, though the bass do not thrive 

 very well in these trout waters. 



Mr. Titcomb recommended that the closed season be removed 

 from the bass, thus reducing their numbers and also offered the 

 suggestion that the bass nests be screened so that after hatching, 



